2014–15 NBL season

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Sport Basketball Runners-up Cairns Taipans Dates 10 Oct 2014 – 8 Mar 2015 Top seed Cairns Taipans		Champions New Zealand Breakers Champion New Zealand Breakers Number of teams 8
League National Basketball League Duration October 2014–March 2015 TV partner(s) Network Ten (Australia)One (Australia)Sky Sport (New Zealand)NBL.TV (online)LiveBasketball.TV (online) Top scorer Jordan McRae (Melbourne United) Season MVP Brian Conklin (Townsville Crocodiles) Similar 2013–14 NBL season, 2015–16 NBL season, 2010–11 NBL season, 2011–12 NBL season

The 2014–15 NBL season was the 37th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of eight teams contested the league. The regular season was played between 10 October 2014 and 22 February 2015, followed by a post-season featuring the top four in late February and March 2015.

Australian broadcast rights to the season are held by free-to-air network Channel Ten and its digital sports sister station One, in the final year of a five-year deal. In New Zealand, Sky Sport are the official league broadcaster, in the final year of a three-year deal.

During the off-season the Melbourne Tigers were re-branded as Melbourne United.

2014 NBL Pre-Season Blitz

A pre-season tournament featuring all eight teams was held on 19–21 September 2014 at NAB Stadium, Brisbane. The winner will receive the second annual Loggins-Bruton Cup.

Townsville Crocodiles are pre-season champions.

Ladder

The Cairns Taipans became the first regional centre team to win the minor premiership since the Geelong Cats did so in 1984.

Ladder Progression

Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top four.

Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.

Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.

Finals Series

The 2014–15 National Basketball League Finals will be played in February and March 2015, consisting of two best-of-three semi-final and final series, where the higher seed hosts the first and third games.

Playoff Seedings

Cairns Taipans
New Zealand Breakers
Adelaide 36ers
Perth Wildcats

The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win-loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.

Statistics leaders

Note: regular season only (minimum 14 games) and excluding negligible attempts

Pre-season

Most Valuable Player (Ray Borner Medal): Mickell Gladness, Townsville Crocodiles

Season

Most Valuable Player (Andrew Gaze Trophy): Brian Conklin, Townsville Crocodiles

Rookie of the Year: Angus Brandt, Sydney Kings

Best Defensive Player: Damian Martin, Perth Wildcats

Best Sixth Man: Cameron Tragardh, Cairns Taipans

Most Improved Player: Todd Blanchfield, Townsville Crocodiles

Coach of the Year (Lindsay Gaze Trophy): Aaron Fearne, Cairns Taipans

Referee of the Year: Michael Aylen

All-NBL First Team:

Cedric Jackson – New Zealand Breakers

Scottie Wilbekin – Cairns Taipans

Josh Childress – Sydney Kings

Brock Motum – Adelaide 36ers

Brian Conklin – Townsville Crocodiles

All-NBL Second Team:

Jamar Wilson – Adelaide 36ers

Jordan McRae – Melbourne United

Todd Blanchfield – Townsville Crocodiles

Ekene Ibekwe – New Zealand Breakers

Matthew Knight – Perth Wildcats

Finals

Grand Final Series MVP (Larry Sengstock Medal): Cedric Jackson, New Zealand Breakers

References

2014–15 NBL season Wikipedia

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